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Slickside AR9 build


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Had a Colt slick side upper laying around and couldn’t find an A1 stock and a slick side bcg for love nor money so I decided I needed and AR9.

 

after researching magazine conversion inserts it looked like one that was definitely good cost about twice as much as one that may or may not work so I started there, and got a Stern Defense for Glock magazines. It has a last round bolt hold open. More about this later.
 

why Glock vs Colt magazines? Availability, reliability, and cost.

 

ended up with a Faxon bolt, the company explained the features of it better than most other ones I was looking at. The bolt hold open is very fragile and will slam forward with a slight slap anywhere on the carbine. I’m positive the bolt is to blame, but is it enough of a problem to get a different bolt? Dunno we shall see.. I did also get a buffer tube spacer to prevent the bolt from breaking the bolt holder opener.

Ar9’s are notoriously hard on hammer pins so got got a fancy trigger made for an ar9 by Rise Armament, I didn’t realize they also made a curved trigger which I would have preferred, but I’m happy with the flat trigger.

Rock River makes barrels with a fsb in different lengths so I went with a 16” with a mid length sight mount.

I got a gas deflector and dust cover, and the deflector is functional but not like the original.  I needed to order a colt front pin adapter and a front sling swivel, and the place I got it from happened to have the correct colt gas deflector so I got me one…

 

good enuff deflector..

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the correct deflector and the über cool fancy upgraded trigger…

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I went with the mid length location for the fsb, because longer sight radius is better, and if I decide to take off the useful light, I can put on a useless bayonet. 
 

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I got a couple black scorpion pcc mag holders to use in 3 gun and a condor triple pouch. And if I get myself a Glock pistol I could use those mags in it if I need to.

 

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most useful I got a sten mag pouch. I had to sew up the bottom so the mags wouldn’t sit too deep.

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sighted in the short leaf at 50m, and with a hold over on that same peep had me on minute of man at 200m.

this was with some 130gr leftover reloads. I’ll figure out a regular load and sighting later  

 

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On 4/16/2023 at 4:26 PM, 98Z5V said:

I Double-Dog dare you to do it...   :lmao:

 

On 6/8/2023 at 11:50 PM, 98Z5V said:

Where you at on this one @AngelDeVille?  Been a month, brother, this thing should be a shooter by now...   :popcorn::lmao:

 

yeah I can’t bring myself to build an A2, I honestly tried… just couldn’t do it… 

 

instead 2 more A1’s…

 

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I'm picking up a glock 17 monday.

 

I figured I may as well have a pistol that uses the same mags.

 

I have a few of these holsters, and I think I'll get another for the 17.  Safariland 578, fits multiple pistols good retention with that little lever sumbich.

 

I usally use the blade tec mount and they work really well, I may just use the paddle mount that comes with it for this application.

 

I was considering a shoulder holster, but I seriously doubt I'll use the glock much for carry.

 

 

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I actually just picked up the G17 today, had trouble getting to the lgs. It’s a used gen5 and I doubt it has any rounds other than factory testing down the pipe. 
 

The safariland 578 holster that I had already fitted to my Springfield Hellcat Pro actually fit the G17 with zero adjustment. 
the length of the safariland 578 would fit a G34 and possibly a G17L. 
 

the lever under the trigger guard is the release, and it was easy to learn how to use it, very natural release when griping for a proper draw


it’s too long for the 17 or the hellcat but the purpose of the holster is for 3 gun or action pistol so the extra length isn’t an issue. 

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extra glock space

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extra hellcat space

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I also have this really cool level 3 blade tech holster (that is no longer made) it fits the CZ P-09. 
 

I traded both of my CZ’s for my new scandium framed 1911, and I was lamenting having this really cool holster with no pistola to fit it. 
 

BUT with a little heat applied to the trigger guard area, it fits the G17 perfectly. 
 

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thumb release is very intuitive and the friction fit is also very secure 

I’d tumble down a hill with either of these holsters but would prefer the level 3 blade tech, I wish they were still being made. 

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